I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76

 

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This wasn’t the time to worry about the reconnaissance members. The problem was me.

 

Come to think of it, I had to live with two men whose survival skills were practically zero. Damn it.

 

I hoped Enoch would wake up soon, but even if he did, he’d need to rest for a while, so ultimately the responsibility for everyone’s survival fell on me.

 

This was no different from being the head of a household carrying the burden of supporting the family.

 

Not only was I a noble Young Lady who caught fish, but now I was a noble Young Lady responsible for the Male Leads’ livelihood. Damn.

 

I settled down on the wooden deck in front of the cabin. It was to set up the squirrel trap stick.

 

I was installing the processed stick on a tree where squirrels passed by and weaving snares between them.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

Prince of Asdal came out of the cabin and approached me with a curious expression.

 

“I’m making snares. I saw many squirrels passing through the forest where we gathered mushrooms. I’m going to install this there.”

 

Prince of Asdal seemed to understand my explanation, but then looked at the wooden stick in my hands with a face full of distrust.

 

“You can catch animals with this?”

 

“Squirrels are curious animals. They’ll be cautious, but while climbing up and down trees, they’ll eventually get caught in this. I know because I caught them when I was young…”

 

I quickly shut my mouth, realizing I’d made a slip of the tongue.

 

“You said you caught squirrels when you were young? A noble Young Lady?”

 

Prince of Asdal looked at me with disbelief and asked again. Cold sweat ran down my back.

 

“I’ve been curious for a while now, but what kind of education does House Flone provide? I’d definitely like to observe one of those educational classes that House Flone supposedly conducts.”

 

I panicked and tried to avoid his gaze while just smiling awkwardly. Then, interpreting this somehow, Prince of Asdal pressed his forehead and shook his head.

 

“A class that produced an oddball like the Young Lady… That would be interesting.”

 

Fortunately, among these people, Margaret was known as a crazy person and an oddball.

 

“Anyway, that doesn’t look very useful. You should make a proper trap instead. Where did you even get that stick…”

 

“If you’re not going to help, don’t nitpick.”

 

Even after being scolded by me, Prince of Asdal rested his chin on his hand and stared intently at the trap with an expression that showed he had a lot to say.

 

That expression was very similar to the one Manager Kim from our department used to make right before nagging when I worked at the company.

 

“Rather than that, how about taking it easy? I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Young Lady rest.”

 

Unexpectedly, Prince of Asdal gave me worried advice while observing my complexion.

 

Come to think of it, lately even after sleeping, my fatigue didn’t go away easily. I should have gotten used to it by now, but life in the tropical rainforest just wouldn’t become familiar.

 

At least thanks to that, I didn’t have to worry about sticky romantic events happening with the Male Leads.

 

As expected, the plot was flowing unpredictably.

 

Surely by this time, high-tension events surrounding Female Protagonist Yuanna should have been occurring, but there were no signs of that at all.

 

Maybe it was because Yuanna herself seemed completely uninterested in the Male Leads and was carefree.

 

“I’m going to finish making this, set it up, and then rest. We need to eat meat.”

 

“I’m saying this because it doesn’t look like that thing will catch any animals. Don’t waste time on useless things and just rest.”

 

His concern for me was brief, and Landmine-dal, who didn’t listen to others well, began criticizing and nagging while looking at the trap I was making. Just like Manager Kim indeed.

 

I ignored him and finished making the snare, then stood up from my spot.

 

“Oh, Kaiden made a bow and arrows for us. Do you happen to know how to shoot?”

 

At my question, Asdal tilted his head.

 

“Of course I can shoot. I often used crossbows in hunting competitions. Ah, Young Lady wouldn’t know. How amazing the game I caught in competitions was…”

 

“Wait, you participated in hunting competitions? If you know how to hunt, why did you pretend you couldn’t?”

 

I immediately cut off Asdal’s heroic tale. How could his nostalgic repertoire be exactly the same as my old boss’s?

 

“In hunting competitions, we mainly used crossbows or bows…”

 

“Oh, that’s perfect. Kaiden just made a bow for us. Finally, Your Highness will be doing something productive.”

 

Instead of just talking about getting food, shouldn’t Asdal actually do something now?

 

“What do you mean by that…”

 

“Shall we go then?”

 

“Young Lady never lets people finish their sentences.”

 

Asdal finally burst out in frustration.

 

And having heard our entire conversation through the open door crack, Archbishop Luzef quickly came out carrying the bow and arrows Kaiden had made.

 

“You two, if you’re going out, could you please leave quickly? His Highness Crown Prince needs to rest, and it’s too noisy.”

 

When Archbishop Luzef gave us a hint in a somewhat irritated tone, Asdal burst into laughter as if he couldn’t believe it.

 

I didn’t mind and said to Asdal.

 

“Then Your Highness will be getting tonight’s dinner, right? It would be nice if you could catch a bird. Or even a small animal.”

 

Asdal took the arrows from Archbishop Luzef, nodded, and began doing elaborate warm-up exercises.

 

“Ha. It’s time to show my skills. I’m better at catching flying birds than animals on the ground.”

 

Isn’t it usually the opposite? How interesting.

 

Perhaps hearing the commotion, Eun-ji crawled over and rubbed against my feet. I picked up Eun-ji, put her in my dress pocket, and said to Asdal.

 

“Anyway, shall we go?”

 

Asdal obediently followed me out.

 

We entered the forest to the west of the cabin. It was where I had been gathering mushrooms, and I had often seen squirrels passing through that area.

 

I set up the squirrel trap stick at an angle against a wooden post I had spotted earlier.

 

By connecting it this way, there was a high chance that squirrels would use the gently sloped snare stick to climb the tree.

 

While I was setting up the snare stick, Eun-ji crawled out of my dress pocket. She circled around me, watching what I was doing, then quickly disappeared somewhere.

 

“Ah, Eun-ji! Where are you going!”

 

At my call, the little one who had been entering the bushes looked back at me and bounced up and down. It didn’t seem like she wanted me to follow, but rather to wait for a moment.

 

‘What is she trying to do?’

 

Since she seemed to be telling me to wait, I should wait. I obediently watched Eun-ji disappear into the bushes and finished setting up the snare stick.

 

Meanwhile, Asdal had fitted an arrowhead to his bow and was scanning the surroundings with the bowstring drawn.

 

I sat nearby so as not to interfere and watched what Asdal was doing. I thought he was completely useless, but knowing how to shoot a bow – what a relief that was.

 

Flutter flutter.

 

And then, I saw a bird cutting through the tree branches and soaring into the sky.

 

Whoosh.

 

Asdal nimbly detected the movement and released the bowstring.

 

Thud.

 

Hit by the arrow, the bird fell down. A direct hit.

 

I stared at Asdal with my mouth agape in surprise.

 

“Stay here. I’ll go pick it up.”

 

Asdal said with a rather dependable expression and disappeared.

 

Oh. I really saw him in a new light.

 

While waiting for him, I was quietly doing some mushroom gathering.

 

Eun-ji appeared in front of me with something in her mouth. Rather than carrying it in her mouth, it was more accurate to say she was dragging it.

 

“…Huh?”

 

It was a rabbit. Eun-ji was still a baby snake, only about the size of my two palms put together, but she had hunted a rabbit that was twice her body size.

 

Top predators in the food chain are indeed different from the very beginning.

 

“Good job. You’re really amazing, aren’t you?”

 

I excitedly stroked Eun-ji’s scales and showered her with praise. They say praise can make even a whale dance, and Eun-ji got all excited and spun around in circles, showing off.

 

“Oh my, well done, well done, my baby!” I was shouting while clapping when Asdal appeared.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

He looked back and forth between me and Eun-ji as if seeing something bizarre. I felt a bit embarrassed and clasped my hands together that had been clapping enthusiastically.

 

“Eun-ji caught a rabbit. So…”

 

Asdal’s gaze turned to Eun-ji wriggling on the ground and the rabbit.

 

While he was looking at the rabbit, I examined the bird in his hands.

 

It had a long tail and only its face was a different color. At first glance, it looked like a pheasant but wasn’t one. It seemed to be a different species of bird that only lived in this area.

 

“It looks like a long-tailed bird.”

 

Asdal said, noticing that I was looking at the bird in his hands.

 

“A long-tailed bird?”

 

What a simple name.

 

“Ah, it’s a bird that usually lives in the warmer Northern Region, but it’s here too.”

 

Since he was someone who hunted, he seemed to have abundant knowledge about such things.

 

Of course, he only knew how to hunt and had no idea how to butcher his prey, but being good at hunting was something. I take back what I said about him being useless.

 

“Shall we go back?”

 

I said as I gathered up Eun-ji and the rabbit and stood up.

 

“I think we can come check on the squirrel once before we sleep.”

 

Asdal nodded at my words.

 

We returned, each carrying the rabbit and the long-tailed bird respectively.

 

Of course, the butchering was my job. Enoch was still unconscious, and Luzef and Asdal were nobles who had never even been near a kitchen.

 

Originally Margaret would have been the same, but…

 

I resignedly took the caught rabbit and bird and went into the kitchen.

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